Día de los Muertos Festival

Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA

By Photos By Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle

on October 28, 2012 8:22 PM

Photo: Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle

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MECA Ballet Folklorico members Jezzy Rodirguez, 8, left, Sofia Rodirguez, 10, center, and Karen Castro, 8, right, wait to go on stage for performance during the Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA, Multicultural Education And Counseling through the Arts, 1900 Kane Street, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Houston. The two-day Día de los Muertos Festival is a public celebration of community folk art traditions that commemorate family and community ancestors. Festival events included community altar exhibits, foods from Latin American countries, vendors selling Day of the Dead arts and crafts, and live performances of music and dance. less

Monica Sifuentes of Killeen holds her dog, Chico, inside her art booth called Profesora Calavera Día de los Muertos Arts and Crafts during the Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA, 1900 Kane Street, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Houston. The two-day Día de los Muertos Festival is a public celebration of community folk art traditions that commemorate family and community ancestors. Festival events included community altar exhibits, foods from Latin American countries, vendors selling Day of the Dead arts and crafts, and live performances of music and dance. less

Liliana Ruiz, feeds her 10-month-old son, Maximiliano Ruiz, during the Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA, 1900 Kane Street, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Houston. The two-day Día de los Muertos Festival is a public celebration of community folk art traditions that commemorate family and community ancestors. Festival events included community altar exhibits, foods from Latin American countries, vendors selling Day of the Dead arts and crafts, and live performances of music and dance. less

Benjamin Garza, 6, of Houston checks out his painted face in mirror during the Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA, Multicultural Education And Counseling through the Arts ,1900 Kane Street, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Houston. The two-day Día de los Muertos Festival is a public celebration of community folk art traditions that commemorate family and community ancestors. Festival events included community altar exhibits, foods from Latin American countries, vendors selling Day of the Dead arts and crafts, and live performances of music and dance. less

Benjamin Garza, 6, of Houston checks out his painted face in mirror during the Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA, Multicultural Education And Counseling through the Arts ,1900 Kane Street, Sunday, Oct. 28, ... more

MECA Ballet Folklorico member Alyssa Salazar, 11, front right, and other members perform during the Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA, 1900 Kane Street, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Houston. The two-day Día de los Muertos Festival is a public celebration of community folk art traditions that commemorate family and community ancestors. Festival events included community altar exhibits, foods from Latin American countries, vendors selling Day of the Dead arts and crafts, and live performances of music and dance. less

MECA Ballet Folklorico member Alyssa Salazar, 11, front right, and other members perform during the Día de los Muertos Festival at MECA, 1900 Kane Street, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Houston. The two-day Día de ... more